LYFE Offshore
Kalle Coster Navigation iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
LYFE Offshore is a free Navigation app for iPhone and iPad by Kalle Coster. Requires iOS 26.2. Updated July 28, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 7 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jul 28
- 2026 · v1.3.8
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About LYFE Offshore
Quiet when it should be. Loud when it matters. LYFE Offshore is a marine alarm monitor that watches your NMEA data so you don't have to. Sleep at anchor. Stand the night watch. Focus on the boat. LYFE wakes you for the things that actually matter — and stays silent for the rest. Built by a sailor and engineer with years of offshore experience, LYFE is the alarm clock you wish your chartplotter had. CORE FEATURES AIS Watch — Real-time collision detection from AIS targets. Set your CPA (closest point of approach) and TCPA (time to closest point of approach) thresholds. LYFE alerts you when a vessel is on a converging course, with full details: range, CPA, TCPA, bearing sector and vessel name. Anchor Watch — GPS-based anchor drag monitoring with configurable radius. Drop your hook, set the swing circle, and sleep easy. If the boat drifts beyond your radius, LYFE wakes you with a clear fullscreen alarm and your exact distance from anchor. Smart Alerts — Configure custom alarms on any NMEA value: wind speed (AWS, TWS), wind angle (AWA, TWA), wind direction (TWD), course over ground (COG), speed over ground (SOG), depth, and more. Set upper limits, lower limits, or out-of-range rules. APPLE WATCH COMPANION LYFE includes a native watchOS app. Glance at live sailing data on your wrist. Get tactile alarm notifications. Acknowledge or snooze without reaching for your phone. The companion app syncs alarm state with your iPhone in real time. NMEA CONNECTION LYFE connects to any standard NMEA 0183 source over WiFi: - UDP (most common for marine WiFi multiplexers) - TCP Configure your multiplexer to send NMEA sentences to LYFE's port — that is it. Built-in setup guide walks you through it. DESIGNED FOR REAL OFFSHORE USE - Dark-first design — readable at night, minimal cockpit light pollution - Background monitoring — alarms fire even when LYFE is not on screen - Customizable snooze and dismiss behavior - Multiple simultaneous alarms supported - Alarm history log - Simulation mode for testing without a real NMEA source WHAT LYFE IS NOT LYFE is not a chartplotter, not a routing engine, and not a replacement for your radar or AIS transponder. It is the watchful ear that listens to your existing NMEA network and wakes you when something matters. PRIVACY LYFE works entirely on-device. NMEA data stays on your boat. No cloud sync, no telemetry, no accounts. ABOUT LYFE Offshore is built by Kalle Coster, a professional sailor and engineer, after years of offshore sailing, racing and living aboard with his family. Designed from real-world experience — focused on reliable alerts, clarity and trust when it matters most. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.lyfeoffshore.com/privacy
What’s new
Version 1.3.8 · Updated July 28, 2026
• Wind-angle alarms fixed — "inside" and "outside" range alarms for TWA and AWA now fire correctly on both port and starboard. No more false alarms (or missed ones) depending on your tack. • Apple Watch app installs again — a version mismatch was blocking the watch app from installing; it's back.
App privacy
The developer, Kalle Coster, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Precise Location
- User Content: Other User Content
- Identifiers: Device ID
Used for: App Functionality
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